deteriorating
Americanadjective
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becoming worse or inferior in condition, character, quality, value, etc..
A deteriorating house, whatever the cause, will have an adverse effect on your real estate investment.
Officials have warned of a deteriorating security situation in the disputed territory.
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disintegrating or wearing away.
If what you have underneath is fabric or fiberglass, I’d be concerned that deteriorating paint is letting ultraviolet rays do their worst to your aircraft.
Other Word Forms
- undeteriorating adjective
Etymology
Origin of deteriorating
First recorded in 1680–90; deteriorate ( def. ) + -ing 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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That infection ate away at the cartilage in his knee, each scan showing it progressively deteriorating, reducing Deulofeu to the feeling of bone on bone.
From BBC
“If a perpetual rollover cycle were occurring, we would expect continuous monthly utilization and deteriorating borrower outcomes,” Metcalf said.
From MarketWatch
The sight starkly illustrated an ongoing battle to maintain the UK's historic, yet deteriorating, waterways.
From Barron's
But Ms. W.’s voice was deteriorating at an alarming speed, because now she could only speak in a hoarse whisper, and everybody had to stop with their “please”ing just to hear her.
From Literature
His songs, such as BOKeTE, blend romance with commentary on the island's deteriorating roads or the historical persecution of the independence movement, like LA MuDANZA.
From BBC
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